Leonard Cohen - Waiting For The Miracle Lyrics






Baby, I've been waiting,
I've been waiting night and day.
I didn't see the time,
I waited half my life away.
There were lots of invitations
and I know you sent me some,
but I was waiting
for the miracle, for the miracle to come.
I know you really loved me.
but, you see, my hands were tied.
I know it must have hurt you,
it must have hurt your pride
to have to stand beneath my window
with your bugle and your drum,
and me I'm up there waiting
for the miracle, for the miracle to come.

Ah I don't believe you'd like it,
You wouldn't like it here.
There ain't no entertainment
and the judgements are severe.
The Maestro says it's Mozart
but it sounds like bubble gum
when you're waiting
for the miracle, for the miracle to come.

Waiting for the miracle
There's nothing left to do.
I haven't been this happy
since the end of World War II.

Nothing left to do
when you know that you've been taken.
Nothing left to do
when you're begging for a crumb
Nothing left to do
when you've got to go on waiting
waiting for the miracle to come.

I dreamed about you, baby.
It was just the other night.
Most of you was naked
Ah but some of you was light.
The sands of time were falling
from your fingers and your thumb,
and you were waiting
for the miracle, for the miracle to come

Ah baby, let's get married,
we've been alone too long.
Let's be alone together.
Let's see if we're that strong.
Yeah let's do something crazy,
something absolutely wrong
while we're waiting
for the miracle, for the miracle to come.

Nothing left to do ...

When you've fallen on the highway
and you're lying in the rain,
and they ask you how you're doing
of course you'll say you can't complain --
If you're squeezed for information,
that's when you've got to play it dumb:
You just say you're out there waiting
for the miracle, for the miracle to come.





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  1. M.... C....

    we got it ....sorry you didn't get to see it...Trump 2020

  2. L.... L....

    This has got to be the soundtrack to Hell

  3. �.... �....

    Класс

  4. F.... P....

    i‘m waitin‘ also...hello 2020

  5. m.... m....

    La voce piu' bella di tutti i tempi misericordia.... Che miracolo sei stato in questa terra.... Ma dio si e' ripreso cio' che ti ha prestato per goderne insieme agli angeli!!! Riposa in pace Maestro😢

  6. V.... B....

    But I was awaiting for the miracle, for the miracle to come....this is my absolute favorite of his. Natural born killers!!!!

  7. L.... L....

    НОСТАЛЬГИЯ!! БРАВИСИМО!!!

  8. k.... s....

    This is Spirit The best i have ever Hear!!!!

  9. M.... m....

    6:32 AA!!!!

  10. F.... G....

    Mickey and Mallory Knox did it.

  11. A.... S....

    Спасибо вам Леонард за вашу музыку думаю вы очень душевный человек пусть земля вам будет пухом любимый наш романтик

  12. M.... S....

    Und ich träume mich davon... Welch eine Stimme. Gänsehaut und eine träne im Auge... Was für eine Musik...

  13. A.... M....

    Still waiting for a sentimental miracle to come

  14. T.... T....

    Sitting here constipated, relating to this song so hard.

  15. Y.... ....

    ♥️👌💋

  16. M.... L....

    Привет

  17. K.... o....

    I think this song put to a stripper dance in a movie would instantly rival Salma Hayek's python dance. Make it happen Spielberg!!!!

  18. J.... B....

    I could listen and listen and listen forever and nothing else and being happy .... so grateful for this miraculous magic Leonard left us

  19. �.... �....

    Я уже оставлял свои коментаиии по поводу творчества маэстро.Хочу добавить .Когда впервые в 80х услышал просто заболел этой музыкой.У нас в приграничном городе его по польскому радио передавали в основном по ночам.На сколько это было романтично непередаваемо слов нет одни мысли.

  20. M.... C....

    CIAO POETA

  21. �.... �....

    Это космос

  22. D.... L....

    Mais qu'elle .voie Sans parler des mélodies. Tu nous manques tant .

  23. F.... C....

    A voz é um gozo .

  24. M.... C....

    Love love tanck you beautiful amen

  25. H.... T....

    This is about his time spent in a monastery as a Zen Buddhist

  26. L.... H....

    USARMENIA tenky. Leonard 🌟👍🌟🎬🇦🇲007

  27. P.... O....

    its the bellow song...as she christs her tears crys...i wanted her body
    and you`re waiting for the hóstias love them having eternity while its not blaming
    and it is paisagèse photos spots love me... do you?...

  28. V.... L....

    yes , it is ...

  29. C.... ....

    Still waiting for the miracle to come ...

  30. �.... �....

    ООО.. Боже... Ты мой бог... Зачем ты смотришь на меня? Ты умер. А смотришь на меня, ты самый желанный на свете.

  31. D.... V....

    The poet with a lyrical soul..<3

  32. D.... K....

    Cette chanson est gravée à jamais dans mon cœur , partout où je l’écouterais je penserais direct à mon défunt bien aimé😭 . Tous les soirs il écoutait quand il rentrait du boulot . Je suis marquée à jamais , j’attend de voir un miracle mais hélas
    Les paroles sont justes magnifiques 😍😍.

  33. J.... S....

    We focus on the lyrics, as we should. But let’s not forget that Leonard wrote amazing melodies too.

  34. A.... D....

    His words really get in you, his music is like a story with meaning, Very Romantic, I wish I had heard of him and his music when he was alive and healthy and Singing still.

  35. r.... n....

    Saliho nun şarkısı hep bunu dinlerdi

  36. C.... S....

    why can't I skip the commercial when it's the president?....hmmmmm

  37. d.... t....

    Greetings from Moscow Sir, we adore your songs !!!!

  38. E.... A....

    Sublime!

  39. K.... F....

    One day , There will be Peace and greater love in the world . you are a part of all of this . Leonard . !

  40. v.... ....

    2019 anyone?

    v.... ....

    Fuck u dummy
    It’s me in 2019

    v.... ....

    @MARK KLOPPERS true. 2019 is gasping for air right now.

    v.... ....

    Cohen is timeless..

    v.... ....

    I like this weird song😊

  41. D.... B....

    My baby!
    I miss life with a human man!!

  42. T.... B....

    My dear friend!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffa9sN4tjNc

  43. C.... S....

    Pela manha bela cançao parabens aquem expos beijinho ..... tem gosto ...

  44. H.... �....

    Życie cudem jest ;-)Niezwykłym.. nieprzewidywalnym.. tylko trzeba wyjść z "mroku i ciemności" lub ciemnoty xd

    H.... �....

    Gowno. Życie to męka i udręka. Czasem się udaje przeżyć jeden dzień bez otchłani. Ale czeluść jest zawsze na oścież.

    H.... �....

    @Mia Lavier to po cóż żyjesz?;P

  45. S.... K....

    I am waiting for someone to write a definitive biography of this man, maybe 700-800 pages?

  46. j.... z....

    There are many of us, waiting half of our lives for a miracle that this world would change for better.

  47. A.... A....

    Che parole profonde di verità è con che voce profonda sono cantate ! Ma quante canzoni ha scritto questo poeta ? Che grande personaggio !

  48. �.... �....

    Ах ты ж какой красавчик, умопомрачительный голос, баритон,придыхание,чувственность, до дрожи по коже, я влюбилась в вас милый человек!

    �.... �....

    Жаль, что уже в живых нет... Будем помнить и любить.
    .

  49. M.... C....

    I've only recently discovered him. Now I binge listen to him. Don't seem to need any other. He hits a place no one ever did. RIP dear man.

  50. W.... T....

    My babes I cry for you every night

  51. Y.... G....

    Нет слов.. Какой голос.. какой красивый Человек..

  52. J.... L....

    Baby, I've been waiting,
    I've been waiting night and day
    I didn't see the time,
    I waited half my life away
    There were lots of invitations
    And I know you sent me some
    But I was waiting
    For the miracle, for the miracle to come
    I know you really loved me
    But, you see, my hands were tied
    And I know it must have hurt you,
    It must have hurt your pride
    To have to stand beneath my window
    With your bugle and your drum
    And me I'm up there waiting
    For the miracle, for the miracle to come
    Ah I don't believe you'd like it,
    You wouldn't like it here
    There ain't no entertainment
    And the judgments are severe
    The Maestro says it's Mozart
    But it sounds like bubble gum
    When you're waiting
    For the miracle, for the miracle to come
    Waiting for the miracle
    There's nothing left to do
    I haven't been this happy
    Since the end of World War II
    Nothing left to do
    When you know that you've been taken
    Nothing left to do
    When you're begging for a crumb
    Nothing left to do
    When you've got to go on waiting
    Waiting for the miracle to come
    I dreamed about you, baby
    It was just the other night
    Most of you was naked
    Ah but some of you was light
    The sands of time were falling
    From your fingers and your thumb
    And you were waiting
    For the miracle, for the miracle to come
    Ah baby, let's get married
    We've been alone too long
    Let's be alone together
    Let's see if we're that strong
    Yeah let's do something crazy,
    Something absolutely wrong
    While we're waiting
    For the miracle, for the miracle to come
    Nothing left to do
    When you know that you've been taken
    Nothing left to do
    When you're begging for a crumb
    Nothing left to do
    When you've got to go on waiting
    Waiting for the miracle to come
    When you've fallen on the highway
    And you're lying in the rain,
    And they ask you how you're doing
    Of course you'll say you can't complain
    If you're squeezed for information,
    That's when you've got to play it dumb
    You just say you're out there waiting
    For the miracle, for the miracle to come

  53. F.... ....

    I am still waiting for the miracle that brings my beloved cat Loki and my father back - god bless you all. Perfect song to have some tears running over your cheeks.

  54. W.... S....

    Probably my favourite Leonard Cohen song ever. So haunting, so beautiful, so tragic. Few artists could ever hope to encompass in an album what he could in a song. You're still missed, Mr. Cohen, and you'll always have such a special place in my heart.

  55. k.... s....

    How can you ever face me now? From being passed over to what I can overcome.

    k.... s....

    I hate that old neighborhood anyway.

    k.... s....

    The vision, I am someone.

  56. C.... D....

    Cohen has been a great mentor for me as a writer and poet. His use of words and atmosphere are just incredible and now on my second degree., A Creative writing and screen writing degree, The influence continues

  57. S.... j....

    The type of music i hear at work when its 5:28 pm...

  58. L.... c....

    Paroles de la chanson Waiting For The Miracle (Traduction) par Léonard Cohen


    Chérie, j'ai attendu,
    J’ai attendu nuit et jour.
    Je n'ai pas vu le temps passer,
    J’ai perdu la moitié de ma vie (à attendre.)
    Il y avait des tas d'invitations
    Et je sais que tu m’as envoyé quelques-unes
    Mais j'attendais
    Qu’un miracle, Qu’un miracle arrive.
    Je sais que tu m'aimais vraiment
    Mais, tu vois, j'avais les mains liées.
    Je sais que cela a dû te blesser,
    Cela a dû blesser ta fierté
    De devoir rester sous ma fenêtre
    Avec ton clairon et ton tambour
    Pendant que j'attendais
    Qu’un miracle, qu’un miracle arrive.


    Ah je ne crois pas que tu aimerais ça,
    Tu n’aimerais pas être ici.
    Il n'y a pas de divertissement
    Et les jugements sont sévères.
    Le maestro dit que c'est du Mozart
    Mais ça ressemble à du chewing gum
    Quand tu attends
    Qu’un miracle, qu’un miracle arrive.

    Quand on attend un miracle
    Il ne reste rien à faire.
    Je n'ai pas été plus heureux
    Depuis la fin de la guerre.

    Il ne reste rien à faire
    Quand on sait qu'on a été pris.
    Il ne reste rien à faire

    Quand on mendie pour des miettes.
    Il ne reste rien à faire
    Quand on a pris l'habitude d'attendre
    D’attendre qu'un miracle arrive.

    J'ai rêvé de toi, chérie.
    C’était juste l'autre nuit.
    Tu étais presque nue
    Mais le reste était lumière.
    Le sable du sablier tombait
    Entre tes doigts et ton pouce
    Et tu attendais
    Qu’un miracle, Qu’un miracle arrive.

    Ah, ma chérie, marions-nous,
    Nous sommes restés seuls trop longtemps.
    Soyons seuls ensemble,
    Voyons si nous sommes assez forts.


    Oui, faisons quelque chose de dingue,
    Quelque chose de complètement faux
    En attendant
    Qu’un miracle, qu’un miracle arrive.

    Il ne reste rien à faire...

    Quand tu es tombée sur l'autoroute,
    Et que tu es allongée sous la pluie,
    Et qu'ils te demandent comment ça va
    Tu dis bien sûr que tu ne peux pas te plaindre -
    Si on te presse pour avoir des renseignements
    Tu as intérêt à faire l'idiote :
    Tu dis seulement que tu attends
    Qu’un miracle, Qu’un miracle arrive.

    L.... c....

    Great thanks

  59. E.... I....

    👌👏💕💖
    https://www.tekstowo.pl/piosenki_artysty,leonardo.html

  60. �.... �....

    Обожаю его и именно эту песню 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  61. �.... �....

    Какие твари поставили дизлайки, не нравится , не слушай!!!! Не погань своим дизлайком гениальных людей!!!!!!!

  62. M.... D....

    MY HOUSE:
    I don't believe you'd like it,
    You wouldn't like it here,
    There ain't no entertainment and the Judgements are SEVERE.

  63. g.... j....

    Talentovan pevač sa glasom punim zlatnog peska kakav niko nema.Jedinstven ,emotivan u izvođenju svojih pesama,može da se sluša 24 časa sa uživanjem.

  64. S.... m....

    My mood

  65. s.... ....

    Give me a Leonard Cohen afterworld...Kurt Cobain.

  66. a.... c....

    Deep voice , deep lyrics. Puts me in a trance. r.i.p leonard.

  67. C.... I....

    Amazing song. Aceasta piesa atinge sufletul si inima tuturor înțelegând fiecare vers Doamne ce mare artist poet și un monument sacru al muzici de suflet al muzici de iubire ca el nu se va mai naște nici un artist..... e unicat ....odihneste-te in pace maestre.

  68. S.... N....

    NATURAL BORN KILLER ^^

  69. D.... B....

    Thank You ... .

  70. M.... ....

    This song penetrates my soul

  71. �.... �....

    Ностальгия...:(

  72. �.... �....

    Его шедевр. Какой же саундтрек к шикарный к прирождённым убийцам))))

  73. �.... �....

    Я влюбилась в эту песню))ничего лишнего, всё так натурально)))

  74. m.... !....

    This is a truly beautiful composition.

  75. J.... S....

    Waiting for the miracle, the best track to COHEN.....

  76. V.... J....

    My first time hearing this... a little restaurant in the French Quarter.. Coops. Someone picked it on the jukebox. Atmosphere was heightened like a great dream . .

  77. R.... N....

    QUELLE voix et quelles paroles in the best music

  78. D.... Q....

    You wouldn't like it here, there aint no entertainment, and the judgments are severe....

  79. A.... R....

    tsss un gran y excelente músico, me quito el sombrero ante excelente ser humano.

  80. z.... d....

    No miracles, guys!!!
    It's finished!! Over!!!
    You still believe in dreams....
    😂😛😆😃😁😉😅☺😏😄😊😀😁😃😆😛😂😀😆😊😏😄😃😂😅😉😂😛😆😃😁😀😆😊😃😄😛😏😂😅☺😉😁😃😆😛😂😉😅😛😆😁
    🎼 "Some heads are gonna roll" 🎼🎸🎸
    🎼 "Some heads are gonna roll" 🎼🎸🎸

    z.... d....

    Is kind of curious how the situation inverted! You used to say that about me waiting for the girl!!!
    Now i don't want the girl anymore, and is YOU who is waiting for the miracle!!!!
    You used to say "No money" and now there's already a proposal for settlement...
    Things are getting (slowly) on my favour but are not in the right proportion...
    The thing is: or it is the right way, or i don't mind to stay here forever...
    😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆
    😛😛😛😛😛😛😛😛😛😛😛😛

  81. D.... B....

    Thank You for sharing & .... Thank You, Teammate Leonard Cohen .. . . .

  82. N.... ....

    Natural born killer is a movie after the original sin i love to see. My people here are dying heavy rain land wash etc we need a miracle the sun. Forgive our sins mother nature when i finish this song let me embrace a rainbow. Not just where i live but everywhere where people suffer from issues. May Grace shower abundantly on us. If a prodigal son like me found by Grace then why not on others and the whole earth? Omma:)

  83. N.... ....

    All i asked is my next generation and real people. Now i am old and the miracle is no more a dream. But your sweet memories will help me a lot. Have been haunted by you. With this feeling, life goes on. I know miracles but i dont want selfish possessions. If a butterfly sits next to me why should i disturb and attract it? Let it fly around me sit on me too much of clinging makes a man worthless. Life is purposeless apart from living every moment of it. But id never hurt you. Wanted to tell about everything but those letters seem to be not read then why should i preach to the skies?. And i do not know if i will have the same feelings for singing the song again. But everything flew through me, was through my heart not by my ego, will never be done again because its only for you. I can not sing for another you. If you ever come by, i may sing a new one but let it be. I know you before you were born been waiting for your avatar. So sweet!

  84. o.... ....

    One of the few songs that don't sound like bubble gum if you went deep enough to understand this.

  85. a.... w....

    I am it

  86. W.... C....

    As I got older my voice dropped really low, So once in a while I sing along, mine seems more melodious maybe just resonance. Getting older only improved my voice, his are the only ones I sing with, unless I go octaves lower.

  87. �.... �....

    Пока не знал английского языка - просто слушал. А теперь прям что то в глаз попало...

  88. N.... F....

    Natural born fucking killers

  89. K.... S....

    I just love Leonard Cohen’s poetry! ❤️

  90. C.... E....

    Starts at 0:09

  91. S.... M....

    N.b. killers....

  92. z.... d....

    This song is about the Mi5. They are waiting for a miracle in my case since last year!!!!
    😉😄😏😂😛😅😁😀😃😂😆😅😁😀😏😄😉☺😃😀😁😅😆😛😊😂☺😉😄😏😂😊😁😃☺😉😄😏😂
    And they still believe in miracles, apparently....
    😁😃☺😉😄😏😂😀😅😆😊😁😃☺😉😄😏😂😊😛😆😅😀😂😏😄😉☺😃😁😀😅😆😛😊😁😃☺😉

    z.... d....

    Now they moved me to another job to see if there's someone in there who please my eyes!!!....
    😜😛😆😃😉😅😏😁😄😊😂😀☺😆😛😃😉😅😏😁😛😄😊😂😜☺😀😃😆😛😁😏😅😉😜😄😊😂😀
    This ones are even worse than the previous ones!!!! They are always going from horse to donkey!!!
    😀😂😊😄😜😉😅☺😃😆😛😁😏😀😂😊😄😜😉😅☺😃😆😛😁😏
    🎼 "Some heads are gonna roll" 🎼🎸🎸
    🎼 "Some heads are gonna roll" 🎼🎸🎸

  93. R.... R....

    When I was a kid delivering newspapers there Beatnecks who played music like this. They were great guys and fantastic musicians. This kind of music encouraged me to take up Jazz. Leonard was a genius!!!

  94. M.... U....

    Akıllı insanı severim aptalları sevmem ama sevmeye çalışırım söz sana yemin sana woolf s

  95. S.... G....

    Mickey and Mallory Knox did it !!!!

  96. B.... B....

    let's give that key lime pie a day in court

  97. B.... ....

    This Song tells the story of so much lifes...